FC0-U71 Infrastructure Practice Question
Which of the following is used to translate human-readable domain names (like www.example.com) into IP addresses that computers use to identify each other on the network?
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Why each option matters
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DNS
DNS (Domain Name System) resolves domain names to IP addresses, allowing users to access websites using easy-to-remember names instead of numeric IP addresses.
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NAT
Why it's wrong here
NAT translates private IP addresses to public ones for internet access.
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HTTP
Why it's wrong here
HTTP is a protocol for transferring web pages.
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DHCP
Why it's wrong here
DHCP assigns IP addresses dynamically, but does not resolve domain names.
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DNS
Why this is correct
DNS translates domain names to IP addresses.
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